Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi! Am a bit worried about confessing that I dislike my chin and reducing its prominence is what im really after! However Im sure the medical procedure will carry with it some cosmetic advantages like you say.... However I'm starting to think I can live with my bite, and the surgery option with brac...

Hi Jen, Yes your case is practically identical to mine! The only thing I would say is that although the surgeon is performing the surgery to correct my 'bite' and that only. I have made him aware that I am slightly concerned about the post-surgery look, because I am entirely happy with the way i loo...

I am having my surgery in approx 18 months time (purely for medical reason) and my surgeon is aware that he wishes to 'just' fix my bite. Like you, he is planning on moving my lower jaw back only and nothing else. I have made my surgeon aware that I am not bothered about my appearance currently (whi...

I hope the surgery has gone as planned and looks/ feels better for it in a few weeks time! As well as this solving any problems!

I'm still not sure what to do, I have heard of genioplasty, but this wont fix my bite at all and to me I see it more as a 'bodge-job' to fixing my appearance and problem.

Hi all, I'm a frequent visitor here, finally decided to register and vent my feelings (in request for some feedback!!) So, I have a class 3 underbite; my lower jaw sticks out basically and I have some problems with eating, grinding at night and a slight lisp. I live in the UK and I've had all of my ...